Today’s Featured Before and After comes from Shanta who has lost 60 pounds this year! “I started my journey to get healthy and fit in late March of this year. Since March, I have lost 58.8 pounds. My starting weight was 276 pound and now I weigh 216 pounds. (I just weighed myself) So, all […]
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Tasha has lost 73 pounds!
Tasha has transformed her body going from 236 to 163. That’s a loss of 73 pounds!! She Says, “Hi my name is Tasha and I started my journey mid January. Journey as in life style not diet! I worked hard to lose weight starting at 236 and I’m down to about 163 close to goal […]
Crabs in a Barrel?: Are Black Women Supportive of Other Sistas Who Lose Weight?
Question: By and Large, are we as black women supportive of one another’s weight loss efforts? Are we quick to encourage or find fault? Having run this site for a while, I’ve been impressed with and overwhelmed by the amount of love that I’ve witnessed. We really know how to lift each other up and […]
Shawntia has lost 48 pounds
Today’s Success Story is Shawntia who has lost 48 pounds. This mother of 2 started her weight loss journey on Feb 2011 at 203 pounds and reached 155 by Sept 2012! She says, “Hello ladies! Im Shawntia and I love this site. People need motivation &*inspiration like this for weight loss. I myself has struggle […]
Valencia has lost 50 pounds
Today’s Featured Success Story: Cheers to Valencia who lost 50 pounds over the course of a year and a half!!! She says, “A work in process. My weight loss has been a roller coaster up and down. I have loss over 50 pounds by eating right and exercise, and yes a few bad days( junk […]
Katrina lost 60 pounds!
Today’s featured success story comes from a recent grad, Katrina, who has lost 60 pounds with weight loss surgery. She says: “As I reflected on the day I walked across the stage at Mississippi State University in 2010 to receive my Ph.D., I remember thinking about how making the decision to pursue higher education AND […]
Amber has lost 45 pounds!
We are sending out BWLW Love to our Featured Success Story of the Day, Amber, who has lost 45 pounds, going from 207 to 162. She’s a mother of 3 as well!! Note: One of photos is flipped so that the comparison could be the same. She still has the tattoo. This caused some controversy […]
2nd Check in Day for the October Challenge
It’s time to Check-in and tell us how you are doing with the October Challenge Goals. Have you been meatless, eating clean, and working out a minimum of 5 hours per week? Have you lost weight? Do you feel healthier? Let your sistas know and stay accountable! Leave your comment below.
Starlet has lost 67 pounds!
Today’s Featured Weight Loss Success Story Comes from Starlet who has lost 67 pounds going from 263 to 196. She says, “I took the picture in the brown Sept.2011, the pic in the black dress was around Feb 2012 and the far right photo was taken about 8 days ago. I started walking back in […]
DivaSlimsDown: My Favorite Before and After Video on YouTube
Update 2015: Ruth has now lost 181 pounds!!! Today’s Featured Weight Loss Success Story is my absolute favorite before and after video on YouTube. It’s Ruth aka DivaSlimsDown who has lost over 150 pounds! She has worked her way down from 341 pounds with hard work, working out and eating right. Check out her whole […]